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,y WEGER, QF CLEVELASD, OHIQJSSIGNOR 'ro THEWEGER. Moron. ooit-ff',

PANY, or oLEvELANDoHIo, A coneoitmxoiror omo.:

ITERNAL-CQMBUSTIQN ENGINE, v

7 18, 191s. seriqi-No. 263,100.

Be it known that I, CHARLES J ciHga citizeni-of the: United States,resident ci Cleveland, county of C uyaliogagaind 'Stel-te .-f Ohio.,4,have invented new' and ueul went-ionen tion; thefpxfinciple of'v theinvention beingl lhereineiqnleined and 'the beet mode in which I hve:contemplated applying that prin.-v

ciple, es to dieting-cieli 'itrom ctlierm inventionrelates to interniil.combus eralobj ect of the invention being to i.n'crea se A theefficiency of. this'y class of 'engines-and parlsinila-ijly-.to--`-developw iimaximum 'nonsepowei from :i cylinder of e given diameter-,-one of the ffeeturesjof my insfention erated in the cyiindere.

. relation so thettheexplosionchamber loecomes fully cliargel jiiet prior tc the final 30,

I inciter' fully' described enel particnleriy set.

One ofthe fea-tures of ni'y inventiofvietlie provision of :ifeeding'clisunber foi'jtljie cxplosion cylinder, pistons in eefidelm-moei' -an'd cylinder, ndconnections wliei'cbyseil'l pistonsareInode-to operate in ,lined timed compression eind' ignition' in euch'cylinder.

Thesmdinventwn conelSts of means 'hereforth inthecla-ims.

This application furthermore 'forms the lsuljeet-matter of application,Serial No. 652,S48, `o1iginelly filed Qctoloer 4, i911-, by theapplicant,

` description eet forth in detail certuinpineiclofv miel Section of samei) indicated by line Hw.

nism'A 'einbodyin'my invention, the .disclosed .niea.ns, however,'conetitutingbt one ofv verlousiforms in "which tliepi'inciple of theinvention Iney bc fil'iplieel.-

In :seid zii'mcekl drawing; i"iggure l"re"pi'esente :i vertical mieltion of 'zi tworcycl'e eng-inc embodying my invention; taken u pontheplei'ie indicated by line 1141,y Fig. i2, und Fig. is :i vertical ilrenupon tile In the device illustrated the mein' or-opci'aiing cylinder Ais provided. with the The annexed. drawing and 'the following 'piene:"u'sual leriheust *Sport im; @the spricef af 'l forming 'a' waiter-jeclet, the piston Av'., Econnectlng' rod a2, 'cranicaB and crank-Shafta4,

the letter being' provided with tlie fly.,vvlieeli` f A z.' '(Tliecrankshaft-is mounted in suita'ble bearings b b", orniedirithe vhousingl ofthe. engine. The head ai of the. cylinder provided with 'ccentrallylocated valveopeningo,6 across which 1s formed a Spider y @1Fig.v 2.5 Thisjspider-isfboredto receive llower extremity thepuppet-valve 'c' which l controlsfeaifl opening andWhich'open's-inwerdlyfwitliieepecttc the cylinder"- The said vulve iskept-normally. closed byvmean's 1 of a helical Spring.'@introducedbetween the end lot the Stein', astwill. oe understood.,

econci' cylinder C with whose interior the Ainteriorf vof? cylindercommunicates through the niedmin'of the valve-opening conin'inniceies atitsvlower end. with licei"- The interiorof cylinder@ furthermore vliireter D, euch :communication 'beingcontrolled vby e check-valve e,Fig. 2,.vyhich opens inwardly with respect to Such interior,

and is kept nomzilly closed byrmeans of at helical spring e in troducedbetween the liol'ising-Structure and a nut e2 secured to the' outerendfo'f tlie'slcm 630i' said velve. The

'piston C- operates in this latter 'cylinder j vand' is provided with cconnecting rod' c4 Whose upper end is connected-With'- zrciank .c5'formed on zilcra,'nloelmft c6, which is .mounted in suitable bearingslfb-' formed in 'tlie'upperv part 'of the frame or housing 1 of themachine. The upperfincl lower parte tlic-cia'ililr-slmft, aresepgirebleflroln thouter' 1 ende 'of the-cylinders respectively, towhich they are s ecired-loy suit'lole bolts, as will be understood, 'the'jointxbetvveen' the lower l'iousng and the lovvfer lendoil-fthe;lowercyl-'z inrler being merle gesl-tight gin themsnal manner( The dividing;Wall'between the two.

cylindere forms e common inner heador 4(the tivo {cylindersl u The outerends of the crenklslm-Ets fand c" are provided-yvithcranks as, (fend aand* e? respectively, which are connected'` with each other by Ineens, of side roden. Sand A* 90'. f ci? the housing, Whichprovide supports .for

respectively as i'hown. Cranks as and -a on its retinfn stroke. .Theinterior of cyl- :irc l'ilnccd so ns to occupy positions rela- Indervwill meanwlule llave been .eom "tively to @will other suoli ns willform :ingles v plelcly vfilled with the hydrocarbon 'mixto-te. of ninctydegrees (900'),- for the purposeof fand tlle valve 'cw1l1 liavevlienfnnned closed 5 o'wsrc'oming :1r possiblc dcmlccntcr. :is willdnrmgth@ b0ve-de5clflbed 09811111011-, The 70A lic readily nn(lcretood.(li-:inks o and e return movement l ll1 e 1 1sr;o11 C w11l nrc sonnrnngwl with reference to enel; other theretorc cause' the mixture 1ncylinder to that the pistons :ind C will, dliringltheir open the yal vecf and thereupon force' snob 10 other. The arrangement of these cranksis' j 'takes place, during a, tlme'ln which theex-4 7 5 fnl-thor" suolitlnit'tlii-ey will form i1 `ngfles of lmust port dis opemnnd themlxtuxjeowmg, dlercnt degrees-'ait any given ine-tant, with into thecylinder A drifves before it z my re; g reference to :i given plane,siii-l1' ne u, plone mainin'g gases of combustion presentlnsuh 'Ypcrpendicn'lir to thc coinlnonnxis o f the cylinder, and outthrough'tlie exl.n1nst' [?orta, f f

15 cylinders,' wh'crcliy thepietonA C will be tli'ns completelyscavenging this yl1nder. 80 Acnuscd'to operate slightly in 'z ldvnnc'eof piiS- The further. upward movement 'of p1 ston ,A f,

' ton A', thatv is. 4it will rcnc-ll. its 'lowcrrnofs't lcloecs port n,but'piston C c0ntinue's to forcev position inits ntrokc :it :ttime'eomewlmt in tliev-1ni'xtnre into the ycylinder A andJoO'I'n-:A'

. fndvnncc ot' tlnitsit which tl'iep-iton A' will pxjfeeses sametherein, piston A.assi'stlr'xgfln;

shown in the 'lruwin,f' 'The :dnmeter of illeing Slightly in advance ofpiston A,=the

construction heretofore used7 and la greaterv Letters Patent is:

-I claim therefor and desire to secureby l. In an internal combustionengine` the combination of the working-cylinder and piston, a portion ofthe interiorof vsaid cylinder forming a firing-chamber; ignitionmeanscommunicating with the latter; a sep- -arate cylinder source of'supplyof the explosive mixture; 'alpiston of greater displacement, greatercommunicating with the than that Yoffthe cylinder'piston in said lattercylinder; avalvefoir controlling communication between saidtwocylinders; a

` valve for controlling communicationv between said separate cylinderand said source of supply; andmeans connecting said pis.

tons and so arranged that adeinite and pre- "combination of A'theworking-cylinderfand determ'ined relationship Yof; the pistonfmovementsis obtained, 4 said means-being furthermore set so as to allow. thepistonsto move in opposite directions throughouta part-of theirrespective strokes and todischar'ge the 'first part of the fuel chargeinto the working necting said pistons with said shafts recylinder for.scavenging eilfect; said firsljxnamedvalve being arranged 'to cut-(fidi-ceili-A munication between the two. -cylinders at the timepf theexplosion ofthe mixture the firing'chamben i 2. In an intern-alcombustionengine, the

piston, a portion of the interiorof saidcyl .inder forming afiring-chamber; ignitionmeans communicatingwith the latter; a separatecylinder communicating with the source of supply of theexplosivemixture;

-a piston in said lattei'ryiinder; a valve for-. A controllingcommunication between said two cylinders; valve for controlling communi`cation` between said separate cylinder land* sind source ot'vsupply;two shafts, means connecting said pistons with said shafts respectively;and means'connecting said shafts whereby a deinite and. predeterminedrelationship of the .piston movements is' obtained, said connectingmeans and shafts be" ing 'set so as to fallow the pistonsto 'move inopposite ldirections throughout ai part oftheir respective Strokes; saidfirst-named valve being arranged yto cutoi communication between the twocylinders-at the time of the explosion of the mixture in the firingchamber.v

3. ln an interna-l combustion engine; the combination of theworking-cylinder, and

piston, a portion of the interior of said cyl-l inder foi-ming afiring-chamber; ignitionmeans communicating with the latter; a separatecylinder communicating with the source of supply ofthe explosive mixturea piston in said latter cylinder; af-Nalvev for controllingcommunication between said two cylinders; a valve for 'controllingcommunication Abetween said separate cylinder' nite and predeterminedrelationship of the piston movements is obtained,'said connecting rodsand crank-shafts being set so as to allow the pistons lto move 1nopposite directions throughouta part of their respective s trokes'; saidfirst-named valve being arranged to cut off communication between thetwo cylinders at the time of the explosion of the mixtureiin the firingchamber.

i 4. ln an internal combustion engine, the. combination of aworking-cylinder and pisi ton, a partof the interior of said cylinderforming a' firing-ehamber;4 ignition-means communicating with'thelatter; va separate cylinder of greater diameterlthan saidworking-cylinder, and communicating with rthe source of supply of the'explosive mixture;

a piston :in theA latter cylinder; ,a valve for controllingcommunication between said separate cylinder and said source of supply;

two'l crank-shafts and connecting-rods conspectiv'ely; means connectingsaidtw'o crankshafts, whereby a definite and predetermined relationshipof the piston movementsis obtained; s aid` crank-shafts and connectingrods being set so as to causesa'id pistons'to named valve being arrangedtociit o fl' communication between the two cylinders at the move -inopposite directionsv throughout a4 I vpart lof their respective strokes;said firsttime of the. explosion of t'lie mixture in said ilfirmar-chamber. Y 1 A 5. In 'an internal combustion engine, the'combination of the working-cylinder and pistoina part'of said cylinder"forming a Aflring-chamber'; ignition means communicating with-thelatter; a separatev cylinder communicating with the source of supply ofthe explosive mixture; a piston, in saidlatter cylinder;.a valve forcontrolling communication between' said two cylinders; a Valve for Acofntrolling communication between said separate cylinder and said sourceof supply;

crank-.shaftsmounted adjacent tothe outer ends of said two'cylindersrespectively; connecting-rods connecting said pistons with Isaid'crank-shafts respectively; each .of-said crank-shafts being providedwith two4 additional-cranks; and'two additional connecting-rods havingtheir oppositel ends con nected with one of'said additional cranks oneach of said crank-shafts;

G. In an internal combustion engine, the combination of theworking-cylinder and piston; a separate compression-cylinder and pistontherefor v communicating therewith a valve opening inwardly with respectto said working-cylinder and controlling suchcom- 3o mixture; aspring-held puppet-valve openniunicetion, said'valvearranged to dependfor its operation upon the pressure of the l"gases in such cylinders;said compression-A cylinder 'communi'ating` with a source of supply ofexphisive mixture; .an automatically-operating valve'.Y lforcontrolling` .such last-named communication and openingpinfk;

Lwardly with respect to such coInpressi'on-.`

cylinder; two crank-shafts suitably mounted.; two co11necting-rdsmounted upon the cranks on said cranl'hafts and connected respectivelylwith. Athe Suid pistons; said shaftsvbeingl arranged yto reciprocatesaid I pistons` in o}' posiie"directions qthroughout a part only oftheir respective strokes; Said crank-shafts being provided with.additional cranksgfand connecting-rods joining the ad ditionali'cranks`of one shaft to those oi' the other'shaft Y i .7. In an vinternalcombustion e'irffnie1 the combination lof the working-cylinder andpiston therefor a separate t compression-cyl-l inder and pistoniiilacedend to end therewith; a passageway providing communication between' thecontiguous ends'f'of said cylinders; a .spring-held puppet-valve openinginwardly with respect to 'said workingf 'cylinder and controlling suchcommunication; `said. compression-cylinder communieating with a sourceof supply of explosive ing'inwardly with respect to such compression-cylmdeik and controlling such last- -nai'nedcommunication` ltwocrank-Shafts suitably mounted; two connecting-rods con-4 nectingr suchcrank-shafts 'with said pistons respectively; said two sh afts being;Farranged.

so as to rc'cipr( )cate said pistons inoppositc "directions throughout apartonly of their 'respective strokes.; each such crank-shaft."

ing secured to the outer end of such cylinsuch last named communicationand openinginwardly with respect to such compres- ,cylinder ;lcrank-shafts mounted'in said two housings respectively; 'connecting-rodsconlspectively; .said crank-shafts each being beingy provided with twoadditional cranks;

connectingaods each connect'nfig` lone such' additional crank of one ofsaid shafts io a similar crank of the other shaft; the additional cranksof eachshat being singularly related to each other.

8.` Inan internal 'combustion engine, the combination of aworking-cylinder and piston of the two-cycle type; an inclosing hous--der; a compression-cylinder and piston, said two cylindersy being placedend to end and having a common dividing wall'fo-rmingr a common head forsuch cylinders; a passageway in 4said head; a spring-held puppetvalveopening inwardly with respect to said working-cylinder and adapted toybc actuatedby the compression 'of the gases in such cylinders; .saidcompression-cylinder communicating with a source of explosive mixture';'a spring-held puppet-valve controllingr sion-cylinder; aninclosing'housing mounted upon theouter end of saidco1npreSS1onnec'tingir -said cranloshafts and pistons reprovided withtwo additional cranks :ingu-'- larly related to each other, the 'angularrclation of one set of such cranks being iden tical with thatof theother of such sets; and vconnecting-rods connecting one 'additionalcrank of one shaft vto the corresponding ad ditional. crank of the.other shafts.

Signed by me;'this 16th day of November.I

'CHARLES J. WEGE-R..

